Curaçao Citizen Arrested in La Vega for 22 Serious Offences and Drug Trafficking
Reyno Martin Cijntje, alias "Bomba", was captured in the Dominican Republic at the request of the Curaçao Public Prosecutor's Office due to links with the No Limit Soldiers organisation.
Curaçao Citizen Linked to Transnational Criminal Organisation Arrested in La Vega
Dominican authorities apprehended Reyno Martin Cijntje, a 39-year-old Curaçao citizen known as "Bomba", at a residence in the province of La Vega, according to infobae.com. The detention occurred within the framework of an extradition request submitted by the First Instance Public Prosecutor's Office of Curaçao, with the backing of the criminal authorities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The judicial order was issued by the Dominican Supreme Court of Justice. The operation included several raids on different properties and resulted in the seizure of two vehicles and other evidence related to the investigation.
22 Offences and Links to No Limit Soldiers
The authorities link Cijntje with 22 serious offences attributed to the criminal structure No Limit Soldiers, active in Curaçao and Sint Maarten. The charges include homicides, attempted murder, incitement to commit such acts, international drug trafficking, illegal possession of firearms, extortion, coercion, threats and money laundering.
According to the authorities, the group also allegedly made death threats, extortions and attempted coercion against a former partner of Cijntje and other individuals.
Operation "Stratego" and International Coordination
The investigation was identified with the code name "Stratego". His location resulted from intelligence, surveillance and monitoring work carried out by members of the Public Prosecutor's Office and agents of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), in coordination with police and judicial bodies of Curaçao.
The International Legal Cooperation Directorate and the Anti-Drugs Specialist Prosecutor's Office represented the Dominican Public Prosecutor's Office during the proceedings. Special units of the DNCD participated in the operational deployment under the framework of international legal cooperation agreements against organised crime.
In a parallel action carried out that same week, Curaçao authorities arrested a second person implicated in the same criminal structure.
Extradition Pending Formal Processing
The procedure seeks to place Cijntje at the disposal of Curaçao courts once the formal extradition procedure is completed and due process guarantees are met. His delivery will be subject to applicable provisions and international agreements subscribed for the prosecution of transnational offences.
Dominican Republic, Active Partner in International Cooperation
The apprehension of Cijntje is part of a tradition of police and judicial collaboration that the Dominican Republic maintains with other countries through the National Central Bureau of Interpol Santo Domingo. This bureau centralises arrests, extraditions, information exchange and multilateral operations.
Among recent cases, Dominican authorities supported Honduras in the extradition of a man accused of the homicide of three women that occurred on 23 July 2024. The 2024 report from the United States Department of State further indicates that Dominican authorities cooperated with at least 17 international partners in 45 investigations of human trafficking, including for the first time with Haiti.
The Dominican Republic also participated in an Interpol campaign carried out between June and November 2025, together with 16 other countries from Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, which resulted in 85 arrests of persons wanted by red notices and the location of 18 others.
The authorities also took part in Operation Madre Tierra VII, within Interpol's Project Gaia, together with Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. The combined result was 225 arrests, more than 400 suspects identified and seizures of trafficked fauna, flora and minerals.
Source: Google News DO — Crime